Are our machines turning into gods? So it seemed to 19-year-old Ke Jie in May. Jie, the world’s best player of the world’s oldest board game, Go, had just met his match… in the form of a program called AlphaGo. In the space of a year, the program...Read More

Researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated that molecular dynamics simulations and machine learning techniques could be integrated to create more accurate computer prediction models. These 'hyper-predictive' models could be used to quickly predict which new chemical compounds could be promising drug candidates.Read More

Google has pushed four new security features to enterprise users on G Suite, the search giant's hosted business offering. The new protections come shortly after Citizen Lab report exposed a Russia-linked Phishing and disinformation campaign using Google services, including Gmail.Read More

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